#Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War

[gundamfight]

[rayoftruth]

MY GUNDAM VIDEO FREE FROM COPYRIGHT PURGATORY! Since G-Witch was announced, I saw debates if Suletta was the first female Gundam protagonist. I did lots of researched and made a video on my findings on Gundam anime and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury.

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Chronological Watch Order for the Universal Century Timeline

UC 0001

Laplace incident – the Universal Century is declared, and Laplace, the Prime Minister’s residence, is destroyed by terrorists (First few minutes of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) Episode 1: Day of the Unicorn)

UC 0068

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 1

UC 0071

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 2

UC 0074

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 3 first half

UC 0076

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 3 second half

UC 0077

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 4 first half

UC 0078

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 4 third quarter

UC 0079 (the One Year War):

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 4 ending, Episode 5 (January 3rd up until January 15th 0079 UC).

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Episode 1: Vanishing Serpent of Loum, runs from 4th to 17th January 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin (2015-2018) Episode 6 (The Battle of Loum, January 15th-16th 0079; later events in the epilogue scattered throughout the first half of the year).

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front Episodes (2008) Episode 1: Take Out That Angel of Death!, runs from 26th to 27th April 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Episode 2: Howls Stained in Dusk, runs from 29th April to 11th May 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front Episodes (2008) Episode 2: Kings of the Jungle, Roll Out!, runs from 21st to 26th July 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) Episodes 1-15, starts September 18th 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island (a movie adaptation of Episode 15), around about late October 0079UC. This is set in the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin timeline, and thus the White Base has already visited Jaburo and all members are officially part of the Earth Federation Forces. The Guntank is replaced by a second Guncannon, Sleggar is present, and Cucuruz Doan's Island is relocated to the Canary Islands rather than Japan, although the event still precedes Operation Odessa.

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) Episodes 16-25 (up to early November 0079UC)

Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team Episodes 1-11 (October 6th 0079UC up to around 15th November 0079. Starts after 0079 Episode 10 (Garma's death), and finishes sometime after the battle of Odessa during the Zeon Asian Ground Forces retreat)

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front Episodes (2008) Episode 3: Odessa, Storm of Steel!, runs from 8th to 9th November 0079UC, concurrently with Operation Odessa in Episode 25 of Mobile Suit Gundam (1979). The upcoming series Requiem for Vengeance will also occur during the European front and Operation Odessa, I'll update this timeline when it releases.

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Episode 3: Dance of the Orbital Ghosts, runs from 24th October to 11th November 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) Episodes 25-35 occur from around November of 0079UC up until the start of December, although there aren't many exact dates for when exactly in the year each episode takes place, although The Battle of Solomon in Episode 35 takes place on 24th December 0079 UC).

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006) Episode 1: In the Skies of Jaburo I Saw the Sea, happens from 3rd to 7th December 0079UC, sometime after 0079 Episode 30.

Gundam 0080 War in The Pocket (1989) runs from around December 9th 0079UC up until around 12th to 25th December 0079UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006) Episode 2: Cross the Path of Light, happens from 28th to 30th December 0079UC.

Final few episodes (around 36/37 until 43) of Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) definitively happen on December 30th and 31st 0079UC, as this is when the Battle of A Bao Qu occurs in canon.

Peace treaty with Zeon signed on 1st January 0080UC.

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006) Episode 3: Spirits Returning to the Cries of Thunder, happens from 31st December 0079UC until 1st January 0080UC.

UC 0080

Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team Episode 12 (unspecified number of months after the end of the One Year War)

UC 0083

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991-1992)

UC 0087

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985-1986)

The Gryps Conflict/Gryps War

UC 0088

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986-1987)

The First Neo-Zeon war

UC 0093

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)

The Second Neo-Zeon war

UC 0096

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-2014)

Laplace incident - occurs from around April 7th 0096UC til May 4th 0096UC

UC 0097

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018)

UC 0100

The Principality of Zeon is officially dissolved and reabsorbed back into the Earth Federation

UC 0105

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2020)

UC 120

Mobile Suit Gundam F90 (1990)

UC 0123

Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991)

UC 149

Zanscare Empire Declared, Zanscare War Commences

UC 0153

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993-1994)

End of the Zanscare War and all key members of the imperial core

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Academic Blog #2

(If I had known I'd need to cite so much reference material, I would have quoted less content. And it seems I might have been a bit too chatty in my last piece.)

This time, let's talk about one of my personal favorite designs in the Mobile Suit Gundam series: the YMT-05 Hildolfr.

1/100 Model of YMT-05 Hildolfr (Mobile Mode)

1/100 Model of YMT-05 Hildolfr (Tank Mode)

From a conceptual and hard-surface design perspective, the YMT-05 Hildolfr's design by Hajime Katoki is noteworthy for several reasons. The transformable nature of the Hildolfr, which allows it to shift from a mobile tank to a humanoid form.

The hard-surface design is especially prominent in the Hildolfr's tank form, where the emphasis on angular, protective plating contributes to a believable armored vehicle capable of withstanding and delivering heavy firepower. In MS form, these surfaces transition seamlessly to accommodate bipedal movement, showcasing Katoki's ability to blend form and function without compromising the integrity of either mode.

Additionally, the design of the main cannon, which maintains prominence in both forms, is a successful example of integrating a significant weapon system into the overall form factor. This not only enhances the visual impact of the design but also implies a practical and purposeful construction, an essential aspect of hard-surface design.

And the color scheme and the detailing work, including the panel lines and mechanical joints, give a sense of realism and practicality to the design. It suggests a machine built for purpose, rather than spectacle, aligning with modern design principles that value utility as much as aesthetics.

The Hildolfr's design strengths lie in its transformative ability, practical hard-surface detailing, and a functional weapon system integration, all encapsulated in a design that communicates speed, agility, and ruggedness.

Though it seems that not many fans have taken to this design, leading to its lukewarm reception. Perhaps, in the Japanese sci-fi domain, which often venerates the trendy aesthetics, a design that prioritizes practicality over flashiness fails to capture attention. But I'm quite certain that if such a design were to be more widely seen, its allure would surely spread far and wide.

References

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Directed by I. Takashi. [Feature Film]. Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.

[erikkamirs]

Just caught up to the latest episode G-Witch (Episode 9)

But seriously, how does anyone actually get into the Gundam series? There are like 30 series/movies, and it's been going on since 1979! Even if I just wanted to watch the first series, that's like 43 episodes right there! I don't think I have the brain capacity! (You could potentially watch the three movies, which cut out the filler. But that's 3 entire movies worth of content!)

Last time I tried to get into a mecha series (Macross), I only got through the first series and the movie. My brain got sick of watching Macross lmao. Unless Gundam is just so damn good that I can't put it down, I feel like the same shit would happen.

Those Gundam toys must be incredibly profitable to fund that much Gundam content.

In case, you didn't believe me, here's some Gundam entries: Mobile Suit Gundam (43 episodes); Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (50 episodes) ; Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (47 episodes).

Then the movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.

Then there's a bunch of OVAs. There's the 6 episode OVA - Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. Then the 13 episode OVA. - Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. Then the 12 episode OVA - Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. Then the 3 episode OVA - Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War. Then Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (7 episode OVA). Then Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (6 episode OVA). Thus ends the Universal Century time-line, and begins the Future Colony Time-line. That's already 10 different entires of Gundam.

Also this is not chronical to release date lmao.

For the Future Colony Time-line: Mobile Fighter G Gundam (49 episodes, Spring 1994).

Then the After Colony Time-line: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (49 episodes, Spring 1995). Then the movie Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (August 1998).

Then the After War time-line: After War Gundam X (39 episodes, Spring 1996).

Then the Correct Century time-line: Turn a Gundam (50 episodes, Spring 1999)

Then the Cosmic Era: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (50 episodes, Fall 2002) and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (50 episodes, Fall 2004)

There's also Anno Domini time-line (3 entries) , the Advanced Generation Time-line (1 entry), Gundam Build Fighters time-line (5 entries) , the Post-Disaster Time-line (2 entries), and finally AD Stella time-line where G-Witch takes place.

This was exhausting to type out lmao. Imagine watching all of that. It would take years. I wouldn't be surprised if Gundam had more episodes than One Piece.

According to Reddit, there's 676 episodes of the main time-line. And 270.4 hours of content.

Then 57.28333 hours of Gundam OVA content. Then 29 hours of movie content. Then 41 hours of fringe Gundam content.

That's 398.55 hours or ~16 days worth of content.

Nope 🙅‍♀️. I think I would become more Gundam than person after that. And people wonder why there aren't any western Gundam fans. 🙄

This also probably explains why Mecha is not as popular as it used to be lmao. What else can you possibly do with Giant Robots that hasn't been done before lmao?

[pulseofthestars]

A sort of celebration to see a gradual spring of life for the Gundam RP scene here below are a compilation of intros based on various Gundam series from the crossover fighting game Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost

Below the cut are the shows referenced in order for those curious.

Mobile Suit Gundam (The OG series) Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (The series where my angry and angsty space blueberry on here is from) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Mobile Suit Gundam Char’s Counterattack Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Mobile Fighter G Gundam Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz After War Gundam X Turn A Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Stargazer Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Specifically season 2) Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer Gundam EXA (As far as I’m aware this is original for the game) And lastly the actual intro for the game itself, gotta love crossover madness

[nexus-schwarz]

Nexus' Anime List 3/23

Nexus' Anime List

Completed: Mobile Suit Gundam: MS IGLOO: The Hidden One-Year War: It was hard to pay attention to because of the aged CG, but it was a different view on the costs of war and trying to used scrapped prototypes (and broken people) to get rid of them.

Pikachu's Morning Routine: Just a short about how a Pikachu spends its morning.

Fluffy Paradise: This was a fun isekai where a woman was reincarnated as into a girl that's loved by all kinds of creatures. I liked that she wasn't an OP baby and had to work for her goals.

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for myself to edit as i finish them

this was originally organized and compiled by my best friend lacie <3

UNIVERSAL CENTURY/UC SERIES: MAIN TIMELINE

UC 68, 71, 78: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin -> COMPLETED

Episodes: 13, 6 OVAs

Released: 2019, 2015-2018 (OVAs)

Prequel to original series 

UC 0079: Mobile Suit Gundam -> WATCHING

Episodes: 43

Released: 1979-1980

UC 079: Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War

Episodes: 3 OVAs

Released: 2004

UC 079: Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079

Episodes: 3 OVAs

Released: 2006  

UC 079: Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front

Episodes: 3 OVAs

Released: 2009

UC 0079: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Episodes: 12 OVAs

Released: 1996-1999

UC 0079: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt

Episodes: 8 OVAs

Released: 2015-2017

UC 0080: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Episodes: 6 OVAs

Released: 1989

UC 0083: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Episodes: 13 OVAs

Released: 1991-1992

UC 0087: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Episodes: 50

Released: 1985-1986

UC 0088: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Episodes: 47

Released 1986-1987

Sequel to Zeta

UC 0093: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack -> COMPLETED

Episodes: 1 Movie

Released: 1988

UC 0096: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn -> COMPLETED

Episodes: 22, 7 OVAs 

Released: 2016, 2010-2014 (OVAs)

UC 0096: Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AXIS

Episodes: 6 ONAs 

Released: 2017

UC 0097: Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative -> COMPLETED

Episodes: 1 Movie

Released: 2018

Sequel to Unicorn

UC 0105: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway -> COMPLETED

Episodes: 1 Movie

Released: 2021

UC 0123: Mobile Suit Gundam F91

Episodes: 1 Movie

Released: 1991

UC 0153: Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

Episodes: 51 

Released: 1993-1994

UC 0223: G-Saviour

Episodes: 1 Movie (Live Action)

Released: 2000

FUTURE CENTURY: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

FC 60: Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Episodes: 49

Released: 1994-1995

AFTER COLONY: ALTERNATE TIMELINE

AC 195: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Episodes: 49

Released: 1995-1996

AC 196: Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz

Episodes: 3 OVAs

Released: 1997

Sequel to Wing

AFTER WAR: ALTERNATE TIMELINE

AW 15: After War Gundam X

Episodes: 39 

Released: 1996

COSMIC ERA: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

CE 71: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed

Episodes: 50 (original), 48 (remaster)

Released: 2002-2003

CE 73-74: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny

Episodes: 50

Released: 2004-2005

Sequel to Seed

CE 73: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed CE 73: Stargazer

Episodes: 3 ONA

Released: 2006

Sequel/Side Story to Destiny

ANNO DOMINI: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

AD 2307-2308, 2312: Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Episodes: 50 Episodes, 3 OVAs 

Released: 2007-2008, 2009 (OVAs)

AD 2314: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer

Episodes: 1 Movie

Released: 2010

Sequel to 00

ADVANCED GENERATION: ALTERNATE TIMELINE

AG 115-164: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

Episodes: 49

Released: 2011-2012

Ag 141-164: Mobile Suit Gundam Age Memory of Eden

Episodes: 2 OVAS

Released: 2013

CORRECT CENTURY: ALTERNATE TIMELINE

CC 2343-2345: Turn A Gundam

Episodes: 50

Released: 1999-2000

REGILD CENTURY: ALTERNATE TIMELINE

RC 1014: Mobile Suit Gundam Reconguista in G

Episodes: 26

Released: 2014-2015

POST DISASTER: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

PD 323, 325: Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans

Episodes: 50

Released: 2015-2017

OUR CENTURY: BUILD ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

OC 2013: Gundam Build Fighters

Episodes: 25 Episodes 

Released: 2013-2014

OC 2014: Gundam Build Fighters Try

Episodes: 25

Released: 2014-2015

Sequel to Fighters

OC 2018: Gundam Build Divers

Episodes: 25

Released: 2018

OC 2019: Gundam Build Divers Rerise

Episodes: 26 

Released: 2019

Sequel to Build Divers

AD STELLA: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

AS 122: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury -> COMPLETED

Episodes: 24

Released: 2022-2023

[bananahell]

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[gundambattle]

Gotta be the best list on all the Gundam Media released so far. #gundam #gundamMedia #list

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1980)

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985-1986)

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986-1987)

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)

Mobile Suit SD Gundam (1988-1993)

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket (1989)

Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991)

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991-1992)

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993-1994)

Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994-1995)

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995-1996)

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999)

After War Gundam X (1996)

Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997)

Turn A Gundam (1999–2000)

G-Saviour (2000)

Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (2001)

Gundam Evolve (2001–2007)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002–2003)

Superior Defender Gundam Force (2003–2004)

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004–2005)

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006)

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007–2009)

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front (2009)

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010–2014)

SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010)

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer (2010)

Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010)

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2011–2012)

[holy-cucumber01]

Mobile Suit Gundam / Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Genre : fantasy, drama, romance, adventures, mecha, space war, adventure

Category : Anime series / Anime film / OVA 

Episodes : (Mobile Suit Gundam) 43 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam) 50 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ) 47 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam) 51 duration 25 min, (Mobile Fighter G Gundam) 49 duration 25 min, (New Mobile War Chronicle Gundam Wing) 49 duration 25 min, (Mobile New Century Gundam X) 39 duration 25 min, (Turn A Gundam) 50 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) 50 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Movie I - The Empty Battlefield) 2 duration 50 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Movie II - The Far-Away Dawn) 2 duration 50 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny) 50 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future) 46 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed C.E. 73 Stargazer) 3 duration 15 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition I: The Broken World) 90 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition II: Respective Swords) 90 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition III: The Hell Fire of Destiny) 110 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition IV: The Cost of Freedom) 93 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam 00) 25 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season) 25 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Age) 49 duration 25 min, (Gundam Reconguista in G) 26 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) 25 duration 25 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans 2) 25 duration 25 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Thunderbolt) 4 duration 20 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Thunderbolt) 4 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Re:0096) 22 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight Axis) 6 duration 3 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin - Zen'ya Akai Suisei) 13 duration 25 min / (Mobile Suit Gundam I) 137 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow) 134 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space) 141 min, (Mobile Suit GUNDAM: The 08th MS Team Movie) 53 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon) 119 min, (Gundam Neo Experience 0087 - Green Divers) 23 min, (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New) 95 min, (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II -Lovers-) 98 min, (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III -Love is the Pulse of the Stars-) 99 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack) 120 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam F91) 115 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Special Edition) 28 min, (Turn A Gundam I: Chikyuu Kou) 128 min, (Turn A Gundam: Moonlight Butterfly) 128 min, (Gekijouban Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer) 120 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Thunderbolt - December Sky) 70 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Thunderbolt - Bandit Flower)(2017), (Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative)(2018), (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Twilight Axis - Akaki Zan`ei) 30 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash)(2019) / (Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War) 3 duration 27 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079) 3 duration 30 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2 Gravity Of The Battlefront) 3 duration 27 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team) 12 duration 25 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket) 6 duration 30 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) 13 duration 30 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn) 7 duration 60 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor) 4 duration 60 min, (Gundam Wing Endless Waltz) 3 duration 30 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve) 15 duration 6 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray) 2 duration 6 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Movie III - The Rumbling Sky) 105 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 Special Edition I - Celestial Being) 100 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 Special Edition II - End of World) 100 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition) 102 min, (Kidou Senshi Gundam Age: Memory of Eden) 150 min, (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin) 6 duration 65 min

[gundamfight]

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i want to watch the uc gundam timeline. there are many animes in this timeline. some people say to watch in cronological order others say to watch in production order. i am overwhelmed.

Eeeeeeh. It’s six dozen one, half dozen the other. Personally, I recommend watching in production order, simply because 

Everything builds off each other and the themes contained within logically follow up on ideas introduced in prior works

It can be rather jarring if you’re watching chronologically to go from stuff like 08th MS Team and Stardust Memory to Zeta Gundam, or MS Igloo to 0079, etc. Animation quality jumping all over the place drives me nuts. 

Little cameos from characters (EG: a certain waifu’s cameo in the middle of Stardust Memory

Having context from at least the UC Trilogy, CCA, and Unicorn goes REALLY FAR when it comes to the good majority of the UC timeline sidestories (seriously there are so goddamn many One Year War stories) 

Watching the animation and mechanical design evolve is absolutely thrilling

Now, that said, there are some major UC installments you can watch independent of everything because they’re really self-contained: 

MS Igloo: The Hidden One Year War + Apocalypse 0079. MY GOD. The CG may be a bit aged but the characters in this make this one a strong contender for my favorite One Year War sidestory. You get to see a lot of cool experimental Mobile Suits (❤︎ Hildofr❤︎ Zudah❤︎ Big Rang❤︎) and the writing is AMAZING. Bring tissues, it’s sad as hell. Speaking of sadness….

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. While this is another OYW sidestory, the thing is that….after the opening sequence, this takes place ENTIRELY on/around a single colony. For the first OVA series that Gundam ever had, it is HIGH QUALITY and Chris is still one of my favorite Gundam pilots SOBS BERNIEEEEEE ;W;  

Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team. This, right here, is in the contender for top 3 most beautifully animated UC installments (Stardust Memory was the king of this until Unicorn came along). It’s about a Federation ground team in the Southeast Asian front, and has the single most hotblooded Gundam pilot in the franchise’s history, save for maybe Domon Kasshu himself. Also, did I mention said pilot is voiced by Nobuyuki goddamn Hiyama, Mr. King of Braves himself!? NO?! WELL NOW I HAVE. (Also be sure not to miss the short film 08th MS Team: Battle in the 3rd Dimension, set between the 9th and 10th episodes….which is a convienent buffer if you’re watching 08th through the compilation movie, Miller’s Report). 

Gundam Thunderbolt. I need to sit down and watch this one, honestly, but FUCK I just can’t get over the interpretation of the Full Armor Gundam in that series. WHY COULDN’T YOU JUST USE THE ONE FROM MS-V!? Sunrise what’s your fucking deal. Hanging shit off a Gundam doesn’t always make it cool. AND THAT PSYCHO ZAKU. GODDAMN THAT BACKPACK. But, uh, mechanical design gripes aside, I have heard nothing but good things about this- whether you watch the compilation movie or just the series itself. 

Twilight Axis. I still need to get around to watching the other episodes, but honestly I am waiting on a compilation movie given how fucking incoherent and disjointed the first episode was (I mean, swapping repeatedly between two points in time kind of does that), but the animation and music is so fucking beautiful that I’m gonna watch it. Look, I cried actual tears when I saw that final trailer. I was fucking hyped.

Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin. Actually a prequel to 0079, but it has a SHITLOAD of spoilers that would kind of ruin what parts of 0079 hasn’t been turned into It Was His Sled territory. 

Mobile Suit Gundam F91. It’s set 20 years after Unicorn, and 23 years after Char’s Counterattack. It’s so far removed from the UC timeline’s major events that, honestly, you don’t need to worry about continuity. Though I insist you watch it because a) this movie is fucking beautiful and b) Seabook and Cecily are great. Yeeeah it has its hiccups due to the fact that it was meant to be a TV show and it got converted into a movie, but it’s worth the watch.

G-Saviour. Look….let’s take a step back from the odious reputation this film has. Yes, it was written by someone who had no experience with Gundam prior. BUT there are a few things that go into enjoying it a bit more. For one: it’s good popcorn movie. Like, Godzilla ‘98. Watch it with some friends and riff it if you have to. The score of the film is brilliant, and the idea behind the G-Saviour’s mechanical design is actually pretty good itself (a skeletal frame that gets its shell exchanged depending on what environment it’s fighting in). If you absolutely can’t deal with the movie and you happen to be Japanese, I recommend picking up the novels. Much more faithful to the UC timeline, and you get a detailed description of a colony drop. Now, as for the supplementary material: there were several audio dramas released on vinyl that were prequels to this movie. They were 3 stories that kind of expanded on the backstory of Mark Curran (the Gundam pilot), and two other characters in the film. And, of course, there’s the badass PS2 game, which contains the equally badass G2 Saviour and G3 Saviour. Give them a chance, honestly. You might be surprised by how much you enjoy it. Not to say the film is perfect; far from it. There are little to no Mobile Suit battles (only at the end), the CG is stiff and makes the designs feel like tech from the One Year War considering how slowly they move, and the majority of the characters are hard to follow and rather generic. Oh, yeah, and save for like 3 most of them are unlikable. So, again, not perfect, but I bet with some booze and a few friends it’d be a blast. 

Now, given there are compilation movies out the wazoo and shit, there are honestly multiple ways to go about watching pretty much every major UC installment save for ZZ (WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY COMPILATION MOVIES, MAN) but I’ve got a handy guide for you here: 

Gundam 0079: Watch the TV series and the movies. Why? Because while the movies take out the goofy things (read: everything related to Clover pushing Tomino to put out stuff so they could make toys. RIP Guntank) and actually add bits to the story that would be acknowledged as canon, you don’t get to experience some of the things that made the tv series so good (EG: THE ENTIRETY OF THE DESERT ARC, FUCK YOU SUNRISE RAMBA RAL DESERVES BETTER). 

Zeta Gundam: TV series first, and you can come back for the compilation movies later. The movies are in a separate timeline due to how the ending is so radically different that basically ZZ doesn’t happen, and as such it can be a bit more of a palate cleanser/pick-me-up after you watch Zeta or 0080 just because your ass is gonna get destroyed with feels. 

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory: Just watch the OVAs. They crammed the whole series into one two hour movie. As you could imagine, 6 hours and 30 minutes of footage and story being condensed into that did not go over well. Characters disappear without any reason (only clear if you’ve seen the OVAs), not much new animation was put in (even if 0083 has aged spectacularly in the animation department), and just….look, man. You miss out on the homoerotic bonding sequence between Kou and Kelly Layzner. You gonna tell me you want to ignore Stardust Memory living up to the memory of it’s spiritual predecessor (Top Gun)!? PLAYIN’ WITH THE BOYS (YEAH) 

08th MS Team: Both the OVAs and the compilation movie. They took a much different angle to this, and instead of doing a straight-up compilation they added a new substory. Miller’s Report is really only a compilation of episodes 1, 7, and 8, anyways, so you’ll be missing out on a lot of stuff regardless. Since you’re going to be at it, just go ahead and throw in Battle in the 3rd Dimension because hot damn modern animation for a series already known for looking really damn good. 

Gundam Thunderbolt: Considering how short the series’ episodes are, honestly you’re not missing out on much with the compilation movies. The new footage just extends the fight between the two main characters and that’s about it. The new music for it is nowhere close to the awesome jazz they used in the series anyways. 

Gundam Unicorn: Look. Unicorn is really good. Treat yourself. Watch the OVAs and RE:0096 because. Treat yourself. Like. Really. You get to see old, obscure designs kick ass and have their day in the limelight, Banagher and Audrey are fucking adorable together, and you get sexy Mobile Suits like the Unicorn, Banshee, and Sinanju. If you’re a mechanical design nerd like me you’re going to be salivating the whole time. Just. TREAT YOURSELF.

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Academic Blog #4

Spore (2008)

Spore (2008) as an old video game, delivered a huge shock and joy to my younger self, then just a grade-schooler, mainly due to its unimaginable freedom. In today's video game market, the degree of freedom is often a selling point for many games. Regardless of genre, as long as the production capacity supports it, developers and manufacturers place a high priority on ensuring the freedom within their games.

Screenshot of Me Building Hildolfr in Spore (This is a callback.)

Spore was released by Electronic Arts, it is a groundbreaking game that successfully blends multiple gameplay mechanics. It stands as a significant lesson in game design. At its core, the game allows players to guide the evolution of a species from a single-cell organism to a galactic civilization. This ambitious journey is segmented into different stages, each resembling a different genre of game, ranging from life simulation to real-time strategy and space exploration.

The success of Spore is all thanks to its ability to seamlessly provide players with various gameplay styles while maintaining a consistent thread of progression. Players loved designing creatures, buildings, and vehicles, which gave them a personal stake in the game world they were building.

One could say that Spore made some of the most innovative breakthroughs in gaming. First, it was the balanced integration of various types of gameplay (the depth of which wasn't overwhelming, ensuring a freshness with each new style for the player). Secondly, it boldly pioneered customizable content. Players could use simple shapes to piece together various things for different game stages. Design schemes were not only shareable online with other players, but even unused designs could be randomly selected by the system to appear in-game, truly showcasing the developers' dedication.

Spore is a benchmark for game designers who want to integrate diverse game types into a cohesive whole. The significance of adaptable design frameworks that can cater to various playstyles while still maintaining a cohesive game vision is demonstrated. Spore is an excellent illustration of how games can break barriers and provide players with distinctive experiences that inspire their imagination and creativity.

(However, when I revisited the game in the past couple of years, I found that the dated game engine resulted in a playing experience that wasn't quite up to par.)

References

Maxis (2008) Spore [Video Game]. Electronic Arts.

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Directed by I. Takashi. [Feature Film]. Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.

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